I have lotsa people bugging me for my secret recipe (yea right). So … here it is! A new assignment for you this weekend! Take it away …  

Ingredients

• 250 gm Mascarpone / Cream cheese
• 100 gm ladyfinger biscuits (or less)
• 2 eggs separated
• 2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup of strong warm coffee, usually espresso
  • Some water to make the coffee ~ duh
• 2 table spoons of Kahlua / Rum
• Bitter cocoa powder

Utensil needed

• Electric beater or wire whisk if you have good stamina
• Egg separator. You don’t really need this actually, DIY using the egg shell (the clumsy me can do it, so can you). However don’t break the yolk at all else you need a new egg.

Directions

1. While gradually adding sugar, beat egg yolks until it appear pale in color, add Mascarpone (cream cheese) and fold gently until smooth
   • Take note: with only 2 egg yolks, it is relatively difficult to beat with an electric beater, but I did it anyway tilting the bowl to one side.
2. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites with electric beater until very stiff and gently fold them into the Mascarpone (cream cheese) mixture.
   • How to know if it’s stiff? I am not too sure but if you could hold it up side down (or forming small peaks) and it doesn’t fall, I guess its stiff enough hahaha. Don’t over do it thou.
3. Make the coffee and put in 2 table spoons of Kahlua (or more if you prefer a slightly stronger taste, like me, you may add in a couple more dash)
4. Dip ladyfinger biscuits quickly into the coffee one at a time and arrange them in rectangular serving dish.
   • Note: Make sure the coffee is not longer hot as it may melt and break the biscuits
5. Cover ladyfinger biscuits with the mixture; use all the ingredients to obtain more layers.
6. Refrigerate a couple of hours or at least an hour before serving.
7. To serve, sprinkle the top with bitter cocoa powder (using a dry sieve).

My recipe changes from time to time, I guess this is as much as I can remember now.

Other ideas for the coming festive season

• For Xmas. To create a starry effect on the tiramisu, use a hard cardboard and cut out star-like shapes. Put the cuttings on top of the tiramisu and sprinkle the cocoa powder on top of it. Gently remove the star from the cake.
• Same goes if you want a heart shape effect. ~ Valentine perhaps! Hahahaaha
• For a better presentation, use small individual glass cup for each serving

For more info about the Tiramisu and images, check out my previous blog.

Disclaimer:

• I am not responsible for any food poisoning incident
• I do not guarantee your success
• Taste varies between individuals
• If you have hangover, its your problem

See the previous blog for pictures! “My Tiramisu, my make-me-happy“